Soap-holder



(No Model.)

' J. RICHARDSON.

SOAP HOLDER.

Patented Jan. 19, 1892" THE uunms PETERS cm, moro'umm, msmumu, v. :4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN RICHARDSON, OF CLINTON, IOlVA.

SOAP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,436, dated January 19, 1892.

Application filed September 18, 1891. Serial No. 406,132. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN RICHARDSON, a

. citizen of the United States, residing at Olinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Soap Saver and Lifter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to soap savers and lifters; and it has for'its object to provide asimple and inexpensive article that is adapted to be placed within an ordinary shaving-mug, the same holding the soap, and while it presents sufficient body of soap to readily work up the lather it also allows the soap to wear down without any undue loss thereof, the parts of the device being also particularly capable of being easily removed, cleansed, and replaced. I

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in a soap holding and lifter attachment constructed in the manner herein described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a shavingmug having a soap holder and lifter constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the mug.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A designates a circular disk of wire fabric or perforated metal, and is designed to form the bottom plate of the saver and lifter. Secured to one edge of said disk is an upwardly-extending lifting-rod B, terminating at its upper end in a thumb portionb, and said rod and lower disk are adapted to be located in an ordinary shaving-mug G, the disk resting directly upon the bottom of the mug and supporting the cake of soap D placed thereon, while the the rod extends up one side of the cup or mug, and, being shorter than the depth of the same, provides a convenient means whereby the soap may be lifted out for the purpose of cleaning the cup and readily re placed, as can be readily seen. Located di rectly above the lower perforated disk B is the parallel supplemental wire or perforated metal disk E, which is mounted slidingly upon said rod at one edge and is adapted to take up the wear of the soap between the same and the lower disk, and at the sametime presents sufficient body of soap to allow a lather to be easily worked up, therebysaving the soap by exposing only the necessary area thereof.

The advantages and construction of my improved soap saver and lifter are thought to be apparent without further description.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a soap saver and lifter, a lower perforated disk adapted to receive and support the soap, a lifting-rod secured to said disk, and a supplemental parallel perforated disk vertically movable on said rod and adapted to bear upon the top of the cake of soap, substantially as set forth.

2. In a soap saver and lifter, the combination of a'lower wire-fabric disk adapted to be seated in the bottom of a shaving-mug and adapted to receive the soap thereon,aliftingrod secured to one edge of said disk and extending vertically thereabove and terminating at its upper end in a thumb-grasp, and a supplemental parallel wire-fabric disk mounted loosely at one edge on said rod and vertically movable thereon and adapted to rest upon the top of the soap and take up the wear of the same, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN RICHARDSON. Witnesses:

THO. RICHARDSON, EDNA H. BALDWIN. 

